Text block of the Mantiq al‑Tair, along with its elegant binding. While the colophon of the main text is dated to 1487, the manuscript was completed after coming into the possession of the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (r. 1587–1629). During his reign, four paintings were added, along with illuminated folios, marbled‑paper margins, and an elaborate gilded binding.

Inscription: In Persian in nastaʻliq script
Attar, Manṭiq al-Ṭayr منطق الطیر story گفتار بو علي طوسي دربارۀ اهل جنت و اهل دوزخ (The story of Bū ‘Alī Ṭūsī regarding people of paradise and people of hell) and story حکایت مردي که از نبي اجازۀ نماز بر مصلایي گرفت (the story of a man who got permission from the Prophet to pray in a special place of prayer).

In the published Manṭiq al-Ṭayr, the second story came first then the first story.